Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

He didn't want to take risks with something unknown inside his soul, but before he could, he stopped.

"I can feel YanYu's presence coming from this egg. This means something similar exists in her inner world, and it's linked to this one."

He didn't want to take a risk with something unknown inside his soul, but before he stopped.

'I can feel YanYu's presence coming from this egg.'

With a frown, MingHao guessed something similar also existed inside YanYu.

He could also feel something growing inside the egg. It was absorbing his qi and even part of his inner world, which was basically his soul.

MingHao sighed, feeling that if he had destroyed it now, something would have happened on YanYu's side. With reluctance, he pulled his hand away and returned back.

The area was now cleaned up. Xue Fang put all the remains into her storage ring, as she wanted to check it later as material to create a hidden weapon or fix her puppet.

"Did something happen?"

Xue Fang had seen both of them standing dazed, like in meditation. If they were cultivating, it could cause a backlash. Hence, she didn't disturb them.

MingHao opened his mouth to explain, but before any words came out, the tunnel started vibrating. The disappearance of the pearl affected the array that supported the tunnel entrance.

YanYu had just opened her eyes when she suddenly got pulled away by MingHao.

Xue Fang took back most of the puppets, leaving only the one with a shield. She made it walk in the front to scout the area.

The trio quickly ran away as the vibration rose in intensity. Their ears perked up as the sound of water could be heard coming from behind.

"It seems the entrance completely collapsed; we better hurry," MingHao screamed as his steps quickened even further.

Right now, he carried YanYu on his shoulder since she could not keep up with his speed. At first, he also wanted to do the same with Xue Fang, but her glare made him stop.

"I can move by myself," she said, while her eyes narrowed at YanYu. She didn't know why, but she felt annoyed seeing him carry her like this.

Their steps reverberated in the air until they finally saw a stair going upward. Without wasting time, MingHao jumped.

The water had already reached behind them, hitting the stairs with great force. Xue Fang was a step behind; she almost got hit but used the puppet to block it, giving her enough time.

MingHao also helped pull her up.

After the water calmed down, Xue Fang sighed, "I hope no one comes to check the swamp now."

"Why?" MingHao asked while YanYu was still dazed by the chain of events.

She had just come out from her inner world after checking the egg. Unlike MingHao, YanYu already knew about it from the snake's explanation.

The snake was like a familiar to her, bonded to her soul, and could even be enhanced by pouring a bloodline into it.

It would be like a beast contract, but something far better since their growth would be linked to the host.

Both of them would mutually grow together, and the host could even sacrifice their soul and life to gain more power or to save their life once.

It was far superior to a normal contract and even the Awe cube that Alex invented. Discover stories at empire

The only troublesome thing was inside her weapon, and now there was a lingering soul of the old Orochi clan. Right now, he was slumbering, but the danger was there.

She was linked with the weapon, but the connection was not that strong. With the difference in strength, she knew the Orochi could one-sidedly take over.

Meanwhile, Xue Fang looked at the water with trepidation as she answered MingHao's question.

"Where do you think this water came from? The marshes are probably almost dried up.

This means the entrance has been torn open. Everyone can enter now."

MingHao frowned while YanYu had already come back to her senses. "Before going further, I think both of you need to hear this."

She then told them what happened with the Orochi clan, including what the egg was.

Xue Fang frowned at the explanation, "So you mean now there is an egg inside your inner world, too?"

MingHao nodded.

"And this egg is linked to the one inside YanYu?"

"Honestly, I don't feel it at all, but maybe because I am too weak?" YanYu suggested. Despite being in the same realm as MingHao, she knew she was weaker.

Even now, no one in their generation could beat MingHao, not to mention one on one; even one versus three, all of them were defeated.

"That is not the point. If it's really connected, doesn't this mean the familiar will act like a bridge between you when it is born?"

"Hmm… now that I think about it, you are correct. Could this mean I can send qi to YanYu anytime?"

"That is not it! How can you be so clueless!

If something happens to her, this could result in backlash to you, too. What if the worst case causes both your lives to be linked?"

"I don't think so, but let's see how things turn out."

"Don't tell me you plan to hatch the egg? You better just destroy it now rather than complicate matters."

"I will ask my sister to check it later."

"No! What if it hatches before that? After this, we will go to the central region; things will be far more complicated then.

It's not like this Orochi soul knows what is happening, and we cannot ask him since it's too dangerous to do that."

YanYu's face turned complicated, and she mumbled, "If that is the case, then I think you better destroy yours, MingHao.

Since I cannot feel the connection yet, it should be weak enough to not cause any serious backlash.

I think the worst thing that will happen is my familiarity will be born with lower potential, but this can be redeemed if I use some treasure to feed on it."